Norris Cole

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Pelicans

Biography

Background

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has appeared in 227 NBA regular season games during his three-year NBA career and has made 12 starts…has averaged 6.2 points, 2.4 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 21.4 minutes while shooting 40.9 from the floor, 33.3 percent from threepoint range and 73.4 percent from the foul line…has missed just one game due to injury and has been a DNP-CD twice…has scored in double figures on 55 occasions, including a pair of 20-point performances…has grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted one double-double…concluded the 2013-14 season having played in 148 consecutive games, the third longest streak in franchise history…his longest streak of consecutive games with at least one steal is eight (Jan. 29, 2014-Feb. 18, 2014)…has 43 multi-steal and two multi-block games…has come off the bench in all 40 NBA postseason games in which he has appeared and has averaged 4.1 points (.439 FG%, .750 FT%), 1.4 assists, 1.2 rebounds and 14.7 minutes…was yet to miss a postseason game due to injury but has been a DNPCD on six occasions…has scored in double figures twice in postseason play.

2013-14 SEASON: Was the only member of the HEAT to appear in all 82 games (six starts) and averaged 6.4 points (.414 FG%, .779 FT%), 3.0 assists, 2.0 rebounds and 24.6 minutes…set single-season career highs in games played, starts, minutes played, points scored, field goals made and attempted, three-point field goals made and attempted, free throw percentage, defensive and total rebounds, assists and steals…topped the HEAT in steals 15 times, in assists on 10 occasions and in minutes three times…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench on 17 occasions and also topped the HEAT reserves in assists a team-high 53 times, in steals 35 times, in minutes on 25 occasions and in rebounds nine times…scored in double figures 21 times…had at least one steal in a career-high eight consecutive games from Jan. 29-Feb. 18…scored his 1,000th career point vs. Detroit on Dec. 3…appeared in his 200th career game vs. New York on Feb. 27…recorded season highs in points (18), field goals made (career-high tying 8) and field goals attempted (14) in a career-high 52:09 minutes at Brooklyn on Jan. 10…Season Highs: 18 points (at Brooklyn, Jan. 10), nine assists (vs. Atlanta, Nov. 19), seven rebounds (twice), four steals (twice), two blocks (vs. Cleveland, Dec. 14) and 52:09 minutes (at Brooklyn, Jan. 10).

2012-13 SEASON: Appeared in a team-high 80 games (four starts) for the HEAT and averaged 5.6 points (.421 FG%, .650 FT%), 2.1 assists, 1.6 rebounds and 19.9 minutes…sat out Miami’s Dec. 4 game at Washington due to a strained right groin and was a DNP-CD once (Nov. 3 vs. Denver)…topped the HEAT in steals 11 times, in minutes in four contests, in assists twice and rebounds once…was Miami’s top scorer off the bench on 12 occasions and also led the Miami reserves in assists 37 times, in steals 29 times, and in rebounds and minutes six times each…scored in double figures 13 times…grabbed double-figure rebounds once and posted one double-double…recorded his first career double-double at Cleveland on Apr. 15 and just missed a triple-double by a single assist finishing with season highs in points (16), rebounds (career-high 11) and assists (careerhigh tying 9)…played a career high in minutes (42:54) at San Antonio on Mar. 31…Season Highs: 16 points (at Cleveland, Apr. 15), 11 rebounds (at Cleveland, Apr. 15), nine assists (at Cleveland, Apr. 15), four steals (vs. Detroit, Mar. 22), two blocks (vs. Minnesota, Dec. 18) and 42:54 minutes (at San Antonio, Mar. 31).

2011-12 SEASON: Appeared in 65 games (two starts) for the HEAT and averaged 6.8 points (.393 FG%, .776 FT%), 2.0 assists, 1.4 rebounds and 19.4 minutes…did not miss any games due to injury, but was a DNP-CD once (Apr. 12)…ranked among the NBA rookie leaders in free throw percentage (8th), assists (12th) and scoring average (17th)…tied for the HEAT lead in games played with Shane Battier…topped the HEAT in scoring, assists and minutes one time each and in steals six times…was the HEAT’s leading scorer off the bench a team-high 21 times and also led the HEAT reserves in assists a team-high 38 times and in minutes in six games…scored in double figures 21 times, including a pair of 20-point games…scored 20 points (14 in the 4th Q) off the bench in just his second pro game on Dec. 27 in the HEAT’s home opener vs. Boston…his 24 consecutive free throws made from Jan. 27-Feb. 23 was the second longest streak on the HEAT in 2011-12…made his first NBA start at Orlando on Feb. 8…made his NBA debut at Dallas on Dec. 25…participated in the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star Weekend in Orlando and had 18 points, six assists and four steals in 24:35 minutes…Season Highs: 20 points (twice), nine assists (vs. Charlotte, Jan. 1), four rebounds (three times), three steals (three times), one block (twice) and 37:34 minutes (vs. Houston, Apr. 22).

NBA PLAYOFFS: 2013: Came off the bench in all 21 games in which he appeared for the NBA Champion HEAT and averaged 6.1 points (.480 FG%, .737 FT%), 2.0 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 19.9 minutes…did not miss any games due to injury but was a DNP-CD twice…topped the HEAT in steals twice and in rebounds and assists once each…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench twice and also led the HEAT reserves in assists a teamhigh 14 times and in minutes on three occasions…scored in double figures twice…appeared in all four games in the Opening Round vs. Milwaukee and averaged 6.0 points (.474 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 2.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.75 steals and 21.3 minutes…played in all five games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Chicago and averaged 11.0 points (.690 FG%, .667 FT%), 2.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 22.8 minutes…set HEAT postseason records for highest field goal percentage (.690) and highest three-point field goal percentage (.818) in a five-game series…also led the HEAT in three-pointers made in the Chicago series (9)…scored in double figures twice vs. Chicago…tallied a career-high 18 points in Game 2 on May 8 and matched that total in Game 3 at Chicago on May 10…hit a career-high eight consecutive three-point field goal attempts from May 6-10 becoming the first player in NBA postseason history to take as many as eight three-pointers over any three-game span and hit them all…when he hit all four of his three-point attempts in Game 2 he tied the HEAT franchise record for most three-pointers made in a postseason game without a miss…appeared in all seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Indiana and averaged 5.0 points (.438 FG%, .750 FT%), 2.0 assists, 1.7 rebounds and 19.6 minutes…appeared in five games in the NBA Finals vs. San Antonio and averaged 3.0 points (.273 FG%, .500 FT%), 2.4 assists, 1.0 rebounds and 16.4 minutes…sat out the final two games as a DNP-CD…2012: Came off the bench in all 19 games in which he appeared for the NBA Champion HEAT and averaged 1.8 points (.324 FG%, .778 FT%), 0.6 assists, 0.5 rebounds and 8.9 minutes…did not miss any games due to injury but was a DNP-CD on four occasions…led the HEAT in steals on three occasions…was Miami’s leading scorer off the bench twice and also led the reserves in assists six times…appeared in three games in the Opening Round vs. New York and averaged 1.3 points (.500 FG%, .000 FT%) and 6.0 minutes…made his postseason debut in Game 1 of the New York series on Apr. 28…saw action in the final five games of the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Indiana and averaged 2.0 points (.333 FG%, 1.000 FT%), 1.2 assists and 12.4 minutes…appeared in all seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals vs. Boston and averaged 1.0 points (.222 FG%, .600 FT%), 0.9 assists and 6.6 minutes…played in the final four games of the NBA Finals vs. Oklahoma City and averaged 3.3 points (.333 FG%, .000 FT%), 1.0 rebounds and 11.0 minutes…made his NBA Finals debut in Game 2 at Oklahoma City on June 14.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (28th overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft…draft rights were traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves along with the draft rights to Malcolm Lee and cash considerations in exchange for the draft rights to Nikola Mirotic on June 23, 2011…draft rights were traded from Minnesota to the HEAT in exchange for the draft rights to Bojan Bogdanovic (31st overall selection), a future 2014 second-round draft pick and cash considerations on June 23, 2011…signed by the HEAT on Dec. 9, 2011.

HONORS: 2011-12: Was a member of Team Shaq in the Rising Stars Challenge at All- Star Weekend.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Cleveland State University appearing in 140 career games (106 starts) and averaged 14.1 points (.435 FG%, .826 FT%), 3.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 1.48 steals and 29.4 minutes…ranked first all-time in CSU history at the conclusion of his collegiate career in games played (140), consecutive starts (105) and minutes played (4,114), second in wins (90) and third in points scored (1,978)…scored in double figures 94 times, including 39 games with at least 20 points, three 30-point efforts and one 40-point game…captured both Horizon League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2010-11…as a senior he set career highs and led the Vikings in scoring (21.7 ppg), assists (5.3 apg) and steals (2.22 spg)…had career highs in points (41) and rebounds (20) and tallied nine assists vs. Youngstown State on Feb. 12, 2011…led CSU in scoring and assists and ranked second in steals as a junior in 2009- 10…earned team Most Improved Player honors as a sophomore in 2008-09 after finishing second on the team and sixth in the Horizon League in scoring…helped lead CSU to the 2009 NCAA Tournament …as named to the Horizon League All-Tournament team as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Full name is Norris G. Cole II…son of Norris, Sr. and Diane Cole…has two older sisters, Deonna Cole and Javalyn Cole…his cousin, Trent Cole, is a defensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles…graduated from Cleveland State University with a degree in health science…has his own website (www.coleworld30.com)...served as the Salutatorian of his senior class at Dunbar H.S. and was a member of the National Honor Society…in addition to playing basketball at Dunbar H.S. he was a two-time all-league choice as a quarterback on the football team and also lettered once each in baseball and track (long jump)…was set to go to Walsh University on a partial basketball and football scholarship before deciding to attend Cleveland State on a basketball scholarship…traveled to New Zealand in August of 2009 as part of an Athletes in Action tour…wears size 12 sneakers.